Concordia Nebraska's A Cappella Choir to Embark on Spring 2025 Tour
Seward, NE (02/26/2025) — Concordia Nebraska's internationally acclaimed A Cappella Choir will travel to locations in Nebraska and Colorado on their spring 2025 tour from April 2-7.
The group tours locally, throughout the United States or abroad each year. The choir also regularly performs at school assemblies and participates in Sunday worship services. Their repertoire for this tour includes a hymn concerto by John Ferguson on "The Church's One Foundation" as well as Ola Gjeilo's setting of "Ubi Caritas" with piano improvisations and Johannes Brahms' most famous motet on "Warum ist das Licht uns gegeben," which is based on text from Lamentations, Job, James and Martin Luther.
In addition, the choir will perform the Jonathan Dove setting of "Ring Out, Wild Bells" for piano and choir. They also plan to premiere a commissioned setting of the hymn "Were You There," written by Benjamin Culli for choir, brass, timpani and organ.
The choir is under the direction of Dr. Kurt von Kampen, chair of Concordia's music department and professor of music. Von Kampen earned a bachelor's degree in music from Concordia University, Nebraska, a master's degree in choral conducting from Oakland University and a doctorate in choral music education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Admission to the concerts is free and free-will offerings will be collected at each concert to assist with tour costs.
Itinerary:
Wednesday, April 2
Kearney High School, Kearney, Neb.
7 p.m. concert
Thursday, April 3
Our Father Lutheran Church, Centennial, Colo.
7 p.m. concert
Friday, April 4
Lutheran High School, Parker, Colo.
9 a.m. assembly, 10 a.m. clinic with choral students
Peace Lutheran Church, Arvada, Colo.
7 p.m. concert
Saturday, April 5
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Loveland, Colo.
7 p.m. concert
Sunday, April 6
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Collins, Colo.
4 p.m. concert
Members of the A Cappella Choir include:
SOPRANO I
Sophia Ball, sophomore, Worden, Ill.
Lydia Edmonds, freshman, Gretna, Neb.
Naomi Faile, sophomore, Rome, Ga.
Michaela Gibbs, freshman, Virginia Beach, Va.
Jordan Head, sophomore, Hastings, Neb.
Kirsten Horne, senior, Seward, Neb.
Megan Tiedje, sophomore, Commerce Township, Mich.
SOPRANO II
Lillian Alwood, sophomore, Signal Hill, Calif.
Carolyn Bromlow, sophomore, Eastborough, Kan.
Bethany Gebhardt, junior, Seward, Neb.
Eliya Mars, junior, Madison, Ala.
Kailyn Paul, sophomore, Daykin, Neb.
Brianna Pike, junior, Vassar, Mich.
Isabella Schmid, senior, Rockford, Ill.
ALTO I
Brooke Birdsong, sophomore, Cudahy, Wis.
Amy Crow, sophomore, Wichita, Kan.
Miriam Ganoung, junior, Halsey, Neb.
Sadie Henson, senior, Herrin, Ill.
Ellie Lehr, junior, Omaha, Neb.
Reagan Martens, sophomore, Kansas City, Mo.
Christina Martinson, freshman, Bloomfield, Neb.
Alina Sankey, sophomore, Maywood, Neb.
ALTO II
Bailey Bianco, sophomore, Loveland, Colo.
Brianna Bianco, senior, Loveland, Colo.
Meredith Boster, junior, Fulshear, Texas
Emily Castens, freshman, New Haven, Ind.
Grace Donnelly, junior, Three Forks, Mont.
Abby Kandt, senior, Wake Forest, N.C.
Melissa Oblinger, freshman, Tomball, Texas
Tara Pester, sophomore, Seward, Neb.
Taylor Rogers, sophomore, Plainville, Kan.
Morgan Rohde, sophomore, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Rebecca Tredray, freshman, Minneapolis, Minn.
TENOR I
Maximus Fritsche, freshman, St. Louis, Mo.
Gracin Hahn, sophomore, DeWitt, Neb.
Timothy Mars, senior, Kimball, Neb.
Yaphet Michael, freshman, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Wyatt Swanson, junior, Staplehurst, Neb.
Logan Walgate, senior, St. Charles, Mo.
Micah Zeckzer, freshman, New Haven, Ind.
TENOR II
Timothy Baker, sophomore, Khovd, Mongolia
Jason Church, sophomore, Auburn, Wash.
Samuel Dunbar, senior, Lambertville, N.J.
David Eatherton, freshman, Sheboygan, Wis.
Matthew Guilford, sophomore, Lincoln, Neb.
Jonathan Jurchen, freshman, Seward, Neb.
Dylan Parker, junior, Auburndale, Fla.
Tyler Velkly, sophomore, Lititz, Pa.
BASS I
Jonathan Baumann, sophomore, Chester, S.D.
Matthew Feusse, senior, Clearwater, Neb.
Ian Fiala, junior, Seward, Neb.
Matthew Frerking, freshman, Columbia, Mo.
Ethan Gillespie, senior, Random Lake, Wis.
Jacob Huber, post-baccalaureate, Canton, S.D.
Sam Matthias, junior, Seward, Neb.
Evan Moloney, sophomore, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Karsten Quinton, sophomore, Pearland, Texas
Hunter Remington, junior, Bristow, Okla.
BASS II
Taylor Beal, sophomore, Wichita, Kan.
Aaron Cumming, junior, Allen, Texas
Sean Duffy, sophomore, Kenesaw, Neb.
Ryan Edinger, senior, Wentzville, Mo.
Lars Gindler, freshman, Collinsville, Ill.
Joshua Jurchen, junior, Seward, Neb.
Grant Rohde, junior, Reed City, Mich.
Caleb Schlichting, sophomore, Lyons, Neb.
Joel Smith, junior, Earlham, Iowa
Robert Wagner, sophomore, Elizabeth, Colo.
Soren Widmann, junior, Long Beach, Calif.
Cole Yunker, freshman, Newburgh, Ind.
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